Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) DNAemia in the mother at amniocentesis as a risk factor for iatrogenic HCMV infection of the fetus

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 593-596

  Revello, Maria Grazia ^a   Furione, Milena ^a   Zavattoni, Maurizio ^a   Tassis, Beatrice ^b   Nicolini, Umberto ^b   Fabbri, Elisa ^b   Gerna, Giuseppe ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BLOOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AMNIOCENTESIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DNA, VIRAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 40049110904     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/526499     Document Type: Article

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